(CNN) Residents of Wuhan, China stayed indoors last week not because of another lockdown posed by a reemerging coronavirus threat, but because the worst flooding in decades has threatened their city. The flooding is also impacting US supply chains for personal protective equipment, crucial to fighting the pandemic. Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus, sits along the banks of the Yangtze River, where water levels reached their fourth-highest in recorded history. A drone view of flooded Hankou Jiangtan Park caused by heavy rains along the Yangtze river on July 13, 2020 in Wuhan, China. China flooding causes delays of up to three weeksWest of Wuhan in Xiantao, sits China's largest manufacturer of nonwoven fabrics used in the production of PPE.

Source: CNN July 19, 2020 15:33 UTC